Bennett Self Leveling Trim Tab Install on a 99 Sea Ray 180

Pardon my shakiness. I inhaled too many pesticides on the farm as a kid and the older I get the shakier I get.
I didn't find a installation video for these on a Sea Ray so I thought I would document mine. I had no idea it would become as involved as it did.
The Sea Ray 180 is an 18 ft sport boat with a 130 HP 4 cyl inboard/outboard. It's a bit under powered for the size and weight boat in my opinion. I hoped the trim tabs would cure some of the inadequacies but as my granny use to say, "you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear".
The end result was it did reduce the time it takes the boat to plane and it is easier to drive at idle speeds. I was hoping it would keep the boat on plane below 20 MPH but that wasn't the case. It also lowered my top speed by about 5 MPH. The boat ran 43 with two people before and tops out around 38 now.
With two people in the boat the tabs didn't push the bow too low. With 5 people it planed with everyone in their seats so no one had to move to the bow and the bow height remained fairly level on plane.
It doesn't level an off balance load or didn't for me. With 3 people on one side and 2 on the other it lists to the heavy side.

[@Rocketry11]

Awesome video, we need more people like you making tutorials on this app. Old timer showing us young folks how to get things done!

[@Greyskydies]

Just curious if this will level the boat from side to side? If there is too much weight on one side, will it help to balance the boat out?